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An Able Chorus |
It was at an event for the Tata Memorial Hospital close to five years ago that Marzy Parakh first saw Udaan perform. This was no usual band —Udaan comprised musicians who were visually and physically... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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Document Actions Send this page to somebody Print this page DISABLING PERCEPTIONS |
Newspapers recently reported Jeeja Ghosh of the Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy being asked to get off a SpiceJet Calcutta-Goa flight. Shortly after boarding she was made to get off the plane by... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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Call to make Metro Rail disabled-friendly |
Over the next few weeks, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has a rather important task on hand. It will have to respond to a set of suggestions presented by the Disability Rights Alliance–Tamil Nadu... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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It's a long haul for para-athletes of the country |
Athletes pay from their pockets for travel to Bangalore for the Para-Athletics National Championship
They are athletes who made our country proud in Paralympics, Para-Asian Games, Commonwealth Games... |
Adventure and Sports |
19/Jul/2012 |
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The First 'Fully Accessible' TV Launched |
A major television manufacturer is about to launch a new range of televisions which, they claim, will be completely accessible to visually impaired people.
Panasonic will launch new models of their... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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Stray dogs in Jawaharlal Nehru University: Visually challenged on hunger strike |
Fed up with the rising number of dog bites and the alleged mishandling of situation by the administration , visually challenged students of Jawaharlal Nehru University have threatened to go on a... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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Centre pat for disability battle |
The Centre has lauded the efforts of the disability commissioner for his efforts to redress grievances of the disabled in Jharkhand, which has outshone other states in providing justice to a section... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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Laxman bats for the visually challenged |
The images of a V.V.S. Laxman interacting may not have registered . But, the message from the great Indian cricketer to the visually challenged seemed to have clearly touched the emotional chord if... |
Adventure and Sports |
19/Jul/2012 |
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A cafe for the differently-abled |
Saturday saw the opening of the city’s first hangout for differently-abled youth, Kalakkal Cafe, on the Vidya Sagar campus in Kotturpuram, a prime locality.
�� Anuradha Shankaran, a teacher at Vidya... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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Bus hailing kits for visually impaired commuters |
The ACT Government is running a three month trial where participants receive a pocket-sized bus hailing kit containing Braille number cards and a plastic sleeve.
It can be used to make a sign showing... |
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19/Jul/2012 |
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